Logic, or, The art of thinking. In which besides the common, are contain'd many excellent new rules, very profitable for directing of reason, and acquiring of judgment, in things as well relating to the instruction of a man's self, as of others, in four parts. I. Consisting of reflections upon ideas, or upon the first operation of the mind, which is called apprehension, &c. II. Of considerations of men about proper judgments, &c. III. Of the nature and various kinds of reasoning, &c. IV. Treats of the most profitable method for demonstrating or illustrating any truth. To which is added an index to the whole book. For the excellency of the matter, printed many times in French and Latin, and now for publick good translated into English by several hands
Contributors: Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695; Taylor, John (Bookseller), bookseller; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Edition: The third edition corrected and amended.
Publisher: Printed by T.B. for J. Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church Yard.
Published: 1696
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
Subjects: Logic; Early works to 1800; Theory of Knowledge
Work titles: Logique
Notes: A translation of "La logique, ou l'art de penser" by Pierre Nicole and Antoine Arnauld.

The index referred to in the title is actually of table of contents, p. [5]-[10].

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R5641

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), A3724A

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.

Provenance: on the front pastedown armorial bookplate "Ex libris bibliothecae Collegii Sancti Cuthberti". On the front pastedown "W. Bird junr me jure tenet.", late 17th/early 18th century. Below is "S. H. to B.H. 10 mo. [17]63".

Binding: panelled sheepskin over boards, paper spine label, late 17th/early 18th century.